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Newsletter
Sep 10, 2026
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2 min read
A TEDx Talk on climate diplomacy, a new documentary, national days around the world, and more.
May 7, 2026
1 min read
Plus: New additions to Great Reads, May's Embassy Calendar, and more
Feb 24, 2026
3 min read
Plus: La Scala in Washington, Omani foreign policy, and more
Feb 5, 2026
Join us for a virtual film screening + discussion and a new workshop on crafting building narratives
Jan 23, 2026
4 min read
Plus: Diplomatica's expansion, tales from the US embassy in Rwanda, and more.
Mar 11, 2025
Plus: See which embassies just joined Great Reads from Around the World 📚🌍
Feb 26, 2025
As a former embassy sits abandoned in Kalorama, the Embassy of Canada hosts an exhibit reaffirming the enduring ties between nations.
Dec 19, 2024
A new consulate, something we love, and more Great Reads from Around the World greet this holiday season.
Oct 31, 2024
Only one embassy has a tale that includes a Great Dane named Mike, FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, and a diamond.
Oct 17, 2024
Welcome to an inspiring literary collection curated in collaboration with embassies in Washington, D.C.
Oct 2, 2024
Washington's longest-serving embassy once caught the ire of the House Un-American Activities Committee, and Diplomatica launches a new project
Apr 18, 2024
Dutch Tulip Days return, Canada and Sweden have new exhibits, Spain opens its doors, and more!
Mar 7, 2024
9 min read
In honor of the Ibero-American Cultural Attachés Association annual Carnaval fête, we look at some of the most historic and stunning embassy and residences respresenting Ibero-American countries in Washington.
Feb 19, 2024
7 min read
In honor of Presidents' Day, a look at several former presidential homes turned embassies or ambassadors' residences in Washington. 🇺🇸
Jan 31, 2024
Located on Jamal Khashoggi Way, the Embassy of Saudi Arabia occupies a distinct place in Washington’s, and in Diplomatica’s, history. 🇸🇦
Dec 28, 2023
Miss an issue? Want to revisit a favorite profile? Here are our greatest hits from 2023
Aug 2, 2023
5 min read
Nested within that five-sided courtyard of the five-sided building lies another five-sided building, a Matryoshka doll of buildings.
Jul 13, 2023
While the faces and names of the diplomatic corps may change, more often than not, the embassies themselves stay mostly the same. Until now.
Jun 2, 2023
Before it became a public cultural center, the origin of the mansion on Sixteenth Street was a secret, even from its owner.
May 3, 2023
Kalorama's Dutch Beauty Riot
Mar 10, 2023
We're five years in but we're just getting started.
Dec 21, 2022
We asked embassies throughout D.C. to share their favorite holiday traditions from home.
Nov 15, 2022
6 min read
Austria's Bridge to the World 🇦🇹
Sep 14, 2022
The Algerian Ambassador's residence briefly served as an interim White House, and helped end segregation in one of D.C.'s poshest neighborhoods.
Sep 7, 2022
Canada's continually-evolving embassy is the only diplomatic property on America's inaugural parade route.
